Curtain and drapery bracket



Oct. 11, 1955 H. A. STROUD 2,720,317

CURTAIN AND DRAPERY BRACKET Filed Sept. 25, 1952 United States Patent Ofiice 2,720,317 Patented Oct. 11, 1955 2,720,317 CURTAIN AND DRAPERY BRACKET Howard A. Stroud, Washington, D. C.

Application September 25, 1952, Serial No. 311,396

3 Claims. (Cl. 211-105.2)

In apartment buildings completed within recent years, the windows provided are of the steel casement variety. With this type of construction, no wood is provided in or around the window. As a result, when it was formerly desired to place drapes or curtains upon the windows it was found necessary to either drill holes in the steel casement or employ special plaster screws, both methods being quite laborious. Further, the former method requires the use of tools which are not usually available in the average household while the latter method does not provide a secure and satisfactory support because of the crumbling of the plaster.

Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a curtain and drapery support which may be securely applied to steel casement windows with facility and with out the necessity of drilling holes in either the steel casement or the plaster.

For a better understanding of this and other objects of my invention which will become apparent as the description proceeds, reference is made to the accompanying specifications and drawings in which like reference numerals represent like elements throughout.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of my invention attached to the head rail of a Venetian blind.

Fig. 2 shows to an enlarged scale the right end of my invention, while Fig. 3 is a view partly in section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 in the direction of the arrows.

The numeral 1 designates. the head rail of a Venetian blind shown in phantom section. 2 are the apertures on the lower side of the head rail through which the tapes 3 protrude. The tapes support the slats 4 of the blind. The numeral 5 broadly designates a bracket consisting of two channel shaped members 6 and 7. Both members are provided with elongated slots 8 as best shown in Fig. 2 and member 7 telescopes within member 6 as is clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. The member 9 is provided with an elongated slot 10 and is bent back at its lower end so as to form a hook 11. The members 9, two being provided, are adjustably connected to the members 6 and 7 by wing nuts 12. Integral with the extreme opposite ends of the members 6 and 7 respectively are plane sheet metal elements 13. Curtain rod hooks 14 and 15 are stamped out of member 13 and are bent forward degrees about a vertical axis. Rectangular element 17 is also stamped out of member 13 and is bent back upon itself about a horizontal axis to form hook 18. Drapery crane holders 19 are attached to the extreme ends of members 13 by rivets 20. Each of the legs of the crane holders is provided with an aperture 21 at its outer end.

The mode of employment of the attachment described above is as follows:

Wing nuts 12 are loosened and elements 6 and 7 are telescoped one within the other until the desired width is obtained. The attachment is then suspended from the top of the head rail by means of books 18. Members 9 and their related wing nuts are moved laterally along slots 8 until they are aligned opposite tape apertures 2. Members 9 are then vertically adjusted by means of slots 10 so as to permit the insertion of hooks 11 in apertures 2. Wing nuts 12 are then tightened. Drapery cranes 22 are placed in the apertures 21 provided therefor in brackets 10 and curtain rods 23 and 24 are placed on hooks 14 and 15 respectively.

While a preferred embodiment is disclosed above, it is obvious that numerous variations may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention. The above description should not therefore be considered as in any way limiting the scope of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A drapery bracket comprising in combination, two channel shaped members telescoped one within the other, an upper hook secured to each channel shaped member, a lower hook secured to each channel shaped member, a plurality of drapery crane brackets rigidly attached to the channel shaped members, and a plurality of drapery cranes pivotally secured to the brackets.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein the lower hooks are slotted and each hook is connected to a channel shaped member by a wing bolt so as to provide for the vertical adjustment of the hook with respect to said channel shaped members.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein the channel shaped members are slotted and each receives at least one of said wing bolts so as to permit the horizontal adjustment of the lower hooks with respect to said channel shaped members.

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